GRE Word List

AMALGAM

a mixture of different elements

The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.

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WordMeaning
translucentpermitting the passage of light:
moodinesssubject to depression : gloomy
savoryhaving savor: such as
museto become absorbed in thought
gleama transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light
cloistera monastic establishment
confiscateappropriated by the government : forfeited
vampirethe reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
tossto throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work